Motor-cycle stand.



P. SCHMIDT.

MQTOR CYCLE STAND. APPLICATION FILED Amz. 1914.

v Patented June 13 @noauto/a PAUL SCHMIDT, OF WEST BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

Moron-CYCLE STAND.

SpeccatonofiLetters Patent.

Patented Jane 13, 191e.

Application filed April 2, 1914. Seriallo. 829,043.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I,

i West Berkeley, inthe county of Alameda `and State of California., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Cycle Stands; and I do declare the fol# lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-V tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to motorcycle stands, and the object of the same is to provide means for releasing the stand before the machine comes to a full stop so that the foot of the stand drops into active position by the time the rider desires to dismount. This object is carried out by constructing the ejector in the manner hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and asshown in the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rear wheel of a motor cycle equipped with a stand and this ejector, the stand being shown as folded. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the catch and ejector, with the lower portion of the latter in section, showing the stand as engaged with the catch; and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the ejector in the act of throwing the stand out of the catch. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ejector proper. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the ejector in place on the catch. Fig. 6 is a blank from which the pivot of the ejector is made.v

In the drawings the letter W designates the rear wheel of a motor cycle whose framework F has pivoted thereto at D a stand S such as is of usual construction, and whose mud-guard M has a catch C which supports the stand when the same is raised as shown in Fig. 1. When this catch is drawn to the rear the stand is released and falls by gravity to an upright position, or possibly it may be swung downward by means of springs coiled around its pivots as well understood.

Coming now more particularly to the details of the present invention, the ejector forming the subject matter of this case and which is best seen in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, comprises an inverted U-shaped plate whose arms 1 stand astride the catch C and are pivoted at their lower ends thereto as at 2, their bodies passing the notch N or depresl. sion in the catch which receives the stand PAUL SCHMIDT, .a citizen of the United States, residing at asA usual and being deflected to the rear at their upper ends adjacent the cross bear 3. Through this end of the ejector passes the rear end 4 of a wire or rod 5 which leads thence upward to any suitable 'point on the frame within reach of the operators hand or foot, though in Fig. 1 I have shown a .lever 6 pivoted on the framework and connected with the wire so that by raising the lever by hand the ejector may be actuated. The pivot for the ejector by preference consists of a plate 7 lhaving upstanding side earsV 8 through which passes the pivot pin or bolt 2, and the plate 7 is secured to the catch by tangs 9 bent over its edges and possibly also by a bolt or screw 10. V

Ordinarily when the motorcyclist comes to a stop he trips the catch C and permits the stand S to drop, then pushing the machine backward just a little, the foot of the stand raises the wheel W off the4 ground. ByA the use of my present invention, just before he comes to a stop, he pulls on the wire 5 by hand or by actuating the lever 6, and this movement throws the ejector forward so thatthe front edges ofthe two plates 1 pass the notch or depression N in the catch C and push out of its the stand S, and the latter falls. By this time he has come to a standstill, and can alight with ease, and

as soon as he is on the ground he pushes the machine back a little so that the stand raises the wheel off the ground as usual. When he desires to resume his journey he pushes the wheel forward a little as hitherto, and raises the stand with his foot. This brings it up against the plate 7 on the beveled lower end of the catch C which lat- 'ter springs to the rear slightly, and when the stand falls into the notch N thereof it pushes the plates 1 of the ejector to the rear Vin a manner which will be clear.

I do not wish to be limited to the materials or proportions of parts, and changes in details may be made asare consistent with the present invention.

What is claimed as new is:

In a motor cycle stand the combination with the stand proper pivoted to the machine frame, and a resilient catch therefor also mounted on the frame and having a notch, of an ejector comprising a substantially U-shaped member having parallel side arms bent laterally adjacent their connected' upper ends,-.a 'plate underlyingthe under end ofthe catch having tangsbent overl itsedges and npstanding side ears, the straight portions yof the side arms of the ejector standing astrideV of said catch with their lower free ends overlapping said ears von the lplate, a pivot Connecting said arms and ears, and an actuating mechanism lead- 'ving from the laterally yleent connected up- Witnesses.

f y PAUL SCHMIDT. e `Witnesses: p ALBERT C. FARLEY, n

WV. HALL.

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